Nail polish cap

ABSTRACT

Inventive embodiments disclosed herein include a cap that includes a main body having a first end defining a partial cylindrical portion sized for receipt of a finger portion of a user; the main body having a second end opposing the first end from which a brush extends.

CLAIM FOR PRIORITY

This Application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 62/275,991, filed Jan. 7, 2016, which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety nail.

FIELD

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a nail polish cap shaped toenclose a finger of a user for improved control when a user applies nailpolish to a nail.

BACKGROUND

Caps for nail polish bottles have been conventional caps of varyingheight and width. Caps have been used to contain nail polish within abottle and to anchor a brush attached thereto.

SUMMARY

Inventive embodiments disclosed herein include a cap that includes amain body having a first end defining a cylindrical portion sized forreceipt of a finger portion of a user; the main body having a second endopposing the first end from which a brush extends.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of one embodiment of the nail polishcap of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1 when positioned on thefinger of a user.

FIG. 5 is a view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1, when positioned onthe finger of a user and applying nail polish to a nail of a user.

FIG. 6A is a side view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6B is a perspective view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1 whereinFIG. 6A and 6B illustrate an incline or a cylindrical portion.

FIG. 7 illustrates a top view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 illustrates a side view of the nail polish cap of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

One embodiment of the nail polish cap of the present invention,illustrated generally at 10 in FIG. 1, includes a unitary main body 12having a first end 24 that defines a partial cylindrical portion 14 thatdefines an orifice 15 sized and shaped for receipt of a an end 16 of auser's finger 18, as shown in FIG. 4. For some embodiments, the user'sfinger is on a non-dominant hand. The cylindrical portion 14 defines agap 20 at ends 32 and 34 that are movable based on the thickness of theuser's finger. A top view of the gap 20 is shown in FIG. 7.

The cylindrical portion 14 is inclined as shown at 22 in FIG. 2 and FIG.3. For one embodiment, the unitary main body 12 is made ofpolypropylene. The main body 12 includes a second end 26, opposing thefirst end, to which a nail polish brush 28 is attached. For someembodiments, the cylindrical portion 14 is at an angle with respect tothe horizontal as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.

The nail polish cap acts as an extension of the user's finger andimparts to the user improved control for non-dominant hand application,compared to the control of a conventional nail polish cap. Nail polishcap embodiments of the present invention add stability by acting as anextension of the user's finger, i.e. index finger, particularly of theuser's non-dominant hand. Nail polish, as used herein refers to polish,varnish, paint and lacquer that is applied to a user's finger nails ortoenails.

In use, the user inserts her index finger through the orifice 15 so thatat least a portion of her fingerprints contact a surface 30 of thecylindrical portion 14. The main body is positioned about the user'sfinger joint proximal to the user's fingernail, as shown in FIGS. 4 and5. The cylindrical portion 14 is expandable because the gap increases insize to accommodate the diameter of the user's finger by movement of thecylindrical portion ends 32 and 34 away from each other. For someembodiments, the incline of the cylindrical portion positions the user'sfinger upwards.

In various embodiments, the inventive composition or method can be anyone of any of the combinations and/or sub-combinations of theabove-listed embodiments.

While the invention has been described and exemplified in sufficientdetail for those skilled in this art to make and use it, variousalternatives, modifications, and improvements will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of theclaims.

All patents and publications referred to herein are incorporated byreference to the same extent as if each individual publication wasspecifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation, and there is no intention that in theuse of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of thefeatures shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognizedthat various modifications are possible within the scope of theinvention claimed. Thus, it should be understood that although thepresent invention has been specifically disclosed by preferredembodiments and optional features, modification and variation of theconcepts herein disclosed may be resorted to by those skilled in theart, and that such modifications and variations are considered to bewithin the scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

1. A cap, comprising: a main body having a first end defining a partialcylindrical portion defining an orifice sized for receipt of a fingerportion of a user; the main body having a second end opposing the firstend from which a brush extends.
 2. The cap of claim 1, wherein thepartial cylindrical portion defines a gap that renders the cylindricalportion expandable.
 3. The cap of claim 1, wherein the partialcylindrical portion is at an incline with respect to the main body. 4.The cap of claim 1 wherein the main body is unitary and is made ofpolypropylene.